Hoofar Pourzand🇺🇸
Data Science Manager at RoadMap Ai
About Hoofar Pourzand
Data Science Manager at RoadMap Ai
Senior Data Scientist & Product Strategy Leader. In my last seven years of working within data teams I've managed products that transform AI-Driven solutions into winning scalable business impacts.
I've also have an extended consulting experience. Since 2016, at Lotus Industries, my team and I have built over 100 data products, spanning industries such as food & grocery delivery, on-demand printing, online education, language learning, real estate, marketing, vacation rentals, and energy. Since 2023, I've focused on LLM API products with an emphasis on Farsi and right-to-left (R2L) languages, including Farsi, Farsi Dari, Farsi Urdu, and Arabic, as essential added layers.
Some of the brands I've built include Chaalesh, Shaahnameh, TryRoadMap, Saaz, Happy Valley Chocolates, PhillyTalent, ShahShisheh, PersianDish, and TypicalPersian.
I’ve lived in the U.S. for the past 15 years. I've 4 years of experience working in the academic research industry (Parallel Computing Center). I spent 3 years in the Green Energy sector (Hydrogen, Gas). As a Technical Product Manager, my journey was extremely challenging & rewarding. Started as an entry-level intern at a High-Performance Computing Center and what is known as bare metal, and progressed to roles withing tech and platform teams with heavy technology dependencies over the years. I currently serve as the Head of Platform at RoadMap Ai.
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